Middle-order batter Najibullah Zadran has been named his deputy
However, he was quickly replaced by the man he had initially replaced – Asghar Afghan, whose second stint lasted 15 months before he too was sacked.
Khan and his legspin are a key weapon for Afghanistan, especially in the shortest format. They have already qualified for the main round of the T20 World Cup, which will take place in the UAE and Oman in October, by virtue of being one of the top eight teams in the format.
Khan sounded confident last month about Afghanistan’s chances even though they’ve had a hard time identifying a captain. “As a team, it doesn’t really affect us a lot as we all know our roles. We know someone will be named captain at some time but at the same time, we all know what our job is and what our responsibility is to the team. We never thought a lot about the captaincy because it’s all about us as a team and what we are putting in at the ground.”